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What's the most underrated thing about Marshall High that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
639
High
DISTRICT 539 · STATE 475
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILWAUKEE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550960001215
Marshall High
4141 N 64th St, Milwaukee, WI 53216 · (414) 393-2300 · Milwaukee County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL639 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.9:1 · STATE 14.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
522 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 42%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 182 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 157 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 123 | 19% |
| Grade 12 | 177 | 28% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of WI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
1.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.5%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-26.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 1% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 28% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Marshall High
Marshall High's state test result (1.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall High this school | 639 | 81.7% | 1.2% |
| WHS Information Technology Milwaukee | 402 | 85.3% | 3.0% |
| Green Tree Preparatory Academy Milwaukee | 535 | 85.6% | 8.0% |
| James Madison Academic Campus Milwaukee | 468 | 85.7% | N/A |
| North Division High Milwaukee | 346 | 91.3% | 1.4% |
| Carmen Mid/Hi Northwest Campus Milwaukee | 526 | 98.5% | 17.5% |
Matched among Wisconsin high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Marshall High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Milwaukee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 1.2% | #402 of 402 | #40 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 639 | #146 of 532 | #27 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #153 of 325 | #9 of 40 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.5% | #293 of 325 | #37 of 40 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.7% | #23 of 418 | #19 of 47 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.2% | #35 of 203 | #7 of 26 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
639
-564 (-47%) vs 2020
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 1,191
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 20.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 639 | 44.8 | 14.3:1 | 82% (522) |
| 2023-24 | 692 | 46.4 | 14.9:1 | 84% (580) |
| 2022-23 | 798 | 51.8 | 15.4:1 | 86% (685) |
| 2020-21 | 1,203 | 60 | 20.1:1 | 91% (1,091) |
| 2017-18 | 801 | 55.4 | 14.5:1 | 75% (603) |
| 2000-01 | 1,328 | 80 | 16.6:1 | 69% (916) |
| 1990-91 | 1,191 | 77 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marshall High.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (801 to 639); teachers down 19% (55.4 to 44.8).
About Marshall High
In Milwaukee, Wisconsin, part of Milwaukee County, Marshall High is a high school. The school covers grades 9 through 12 and reported 639 students in 2024-25. Across high schools in Wisconsin, the average enrollment is about 475.
Marshall High is a school in Milwaukee School District. The district has 155 schools and 65,835 students.
The share of Black students at Marshall High is 92%. Next come 3% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. The county population is about 26% Black. The diversity index for Marshall High is 15%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Marshall High has 44.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.3:1. The average for high schools in Wisconsin is about 14.6:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 82%. That rate is above the 64% average among public schools in Milwaukee County.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Marshall High ranks in the bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools. It scores 1.2%; the prediction is 27.5%.
In the surrounding county, Milwaukee County, the median household earns about $64,435 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Milwaukee County has 284 public schools with about 122,496 students, including Marshall High.
Among nearby public schools, Milwaukee Environmental Science Academy is closest at about 0.3 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 1.2% average proficiency ranks 9th among 9 nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around Marshall High as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal records list enrollment at Marshall High as 1,203 in 2020-21 and 639 in 2024-25. A change that size can reflect a shift in the grades the school serves as well as a change in students. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 20.1:1 to 14.3:1.
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Milwaukee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
926,331
Census ACS
Median income
$64,435
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
284
122,496 students
Quick facts
Related schools
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Other schools in Milwaukee
- HAPA-Hmong American Peace Academy K3-12Combined · 1,974 students
- Milwaukee Academy of ScienceCombined · 1,711 students
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- Reagan College Preparatory HighHigh · 1,372 students
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- King InternationalHigh · 1,308 students
Other Marshall High schools
9 other US public schools in 8 states are named Marshall High. Marshall High is the 7th largest of the 10.
- Marshall HighMarshall, WI · 281 students
- Marshall High SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 2,634 students
- Marshall HighFalls Church, VA · 2,200 students
- Marshall High SchoolMARSHALL, TX · 1,467 students
- MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOLMARSHALL, MN · 886 students
Nearby schools
- Milwaukee Environmental Science Academy0.3 mi · 274
- Craig Montessori School0.8 mi · 220
- Congress Elementary0.8 mi · 607
- Carson Academy0.9 mi · 326
- Lancaster Elementary1.0 mi · 316
- Fifty-Third Street Elementary1.0 mi · 308
Frequently asked questions
About Marshall HighWhat is the total enrollment at Marshall High?
Marshall High enrolls approximately 639 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Marshall High serve?
Marshall High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Marshall High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Marshall High is approximately 14.3:1 (45 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Marshall High?
At Marshall High, the student body is approximately 1% White, 3% Hispanic, 92% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Marshall High public or private?
Marshall High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Milwaukee School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.